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2000 DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS


 

Total

Overall Percent

County Rank

Percent Change

Male

Female

White

NonWhite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

total

54,469

100.0

41

17.9

26,729

27,740

52,109

2,360

 

Under 1

727

1.3

24

5.8

378

349

683

44

1 - 4

2,832

5.2

37

3.9

1,449

1,383

2,668

164

5 - 9

3,854

7.1

30

14.9

1,940

1,914

3,630

224

10 - 14

4,054

7.4

28

22.7

2,085

1,969

3,851

203

15 - 19

4,602

8.4

8

16.2

2,301

2,301

4,346

256

20 - 24

4,145

7.6

10

2.3

2,186

1,959

3,923

222

25 - 29

3,527

6.5

21

-5.0

1,828

1,699

3,323

204

30 - 34

3,629

6.7

20

1.6

1,752

1,877

3,452

177

35 - 39

4,213

7.7

13

24.0

2,095

2,118

4,043

170

40 - 44

4,016

7.4

26

24.3

1,984

2,032

3,833

183

45 - 54

7,015

12.9

46

50.1

3,493

3,522

6,757

258

55 - 64

4,912

9.0

64

27.9

2,357

2,555

4,785

127

65 - 74

3,697

6.8

62

16.9

1,663

2,034

3,619

78

75 - 84

2,356

4.3

62

22.5

962

1,394

2,323

33

85+

890

1.6

60

48.6

256

634

871

19

10 - 17

6,487

11.9

8

21.1

3,298

3,189

6,143

344

18 - 19

2,169

4.0

63

13.7

1,088

1,081

2,048

121

65+

6,943

12.7

63

22.1

2,881

4,062

6,813

130

 

 

2000 RURAL/URBAN DISTRIBUTIONS  

 

 

Population

Percent of Total

County Rank

Population in 2000:

54,469

Urbanized Areas (Places 2,500+)

26,560

48.8%

19

County Rank:

11

Urbanized Areas (Places 10,000+)

23,682

43.5%

16

Population Density:

66 people per square mile

 

 

 

 

County Rank:

13

    

 

ECONOMIC FACTORS     

 

2000

Number

Percent of Total

County Rank

2000

Percent of Total

Number

County Rank

Population Less Than 100% Poverty

7,840

15.1%

64

Unemployment Rate (2001)

4.1%

25,725

63

Population 0-17 Less Than 100% Poverty

2,857

20.3%

68

Per Capita Income (1998)

 

$20,964.00

19

Federal Estimate of persons under 200% poverty and:

 

Medicaid Eligible

20.2%

11,025

47

          Uninsured

7,250

15.8%

63

Medicaid Eligible Children

37.3%

6,351

62

          Medicare

3,015

6.6%

69

EPSDT Participation (2001)

36.8%

 

21

          Under Age 65 and Medicaid+

3,739

8.1%

55

TEA (AFDC) Average Caseload

1.0%

518

58

Uninsured - State survey (1998 - 2000)

10,458

19.2%

30

WIC Average Caseload

 

1,717

13

+Federal estimates are based on national data and subject to significant error.  See definition for discussion.

 

FERTILITY

 

2000

Number

Percent or Rate

County Rank

 

Number or Rate

County Rank

Live Births

728

14.9**

28

Live Births (1996 - 2000)

3,709

14

Low Birth Weight

46

6.3%

66

Low Birth Weight (1996 - 2000)

6.4%

73

Birth To Adolescents (10 - 17)

32

4.4%

57

General Fertility Rate (2000)

60.7**

50

Prenatal Care (no 1st trimester care

93

13.5%

66

Teen Fertility Rate (2000)

44.3**

68

Female Population,15 - 19

2,301

9.2%

8

Female Population, 15 - 44

11,986

11

**Rate is per 1,000 population.

 

2000 MORBIDITY

 

 

Number

Rate++

County Rank

 

Number

Rate++

County Rank

Vaccine Preventable Diseases

2

3.7

33

           Syphilis:

 

 

 

Tuberculosis

3

5.5

36

Primary/Secondary

0

0.0

48

HIV

<4

<7.3

7

Early Latent

1

1.8

37

AIDS

4

7.3

69

Congenital

0

0.0

41

Gonorrhea

33

60.6

44

            Chlamydia

73

134.0

48

++Rate is per 100,000 population.

 

 

 

2000 MORTALITY     

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

Infant Mortality

5

6.9+ 

50

Breast Cancer

6

11.3++

42

All Causes

496

902.5++

63

Cerebrovascular Disease

34

61.7++

57

Heart Disease

152

275.0++

47

Motor Vehicle Accidents

10

18.3++

63

Cardiovascular Disease

194

350.8++

56

Work Related Injuries

0

0.0++

57

Cancer

124

228.3++

31

Suicide

5

9.4++

51

Lung Cancer

35

64.3++

47

Homicide

1

1.8++

49

+ Rate is per 1,000 live births.

++ Rate is per 100,000 and  age adjusted to U.S. 2000 population.

 

2000 HEALTH PROFESSIONS SHORTAGE AREAS (HPSA)                                   2000 MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREAS (MUA)

Is this a total county HPSA?

NO

 

Is this a total county MUA?

NO

Are there geographic county HPSAs?

YES

 

Is this a partial county MUA?

YES

Are there population group HPSAs?

NO

 

Population of MUA:      5,448

(10.0% of county population)

Are there facility HPSAs?

NO

 

 

 

Population of HPSA:

5,448

(10.0% of county population)

 

 

 

2001 HEALTH PROFESSIONALS                         

 

Number

 

Number

 

Number

Total Physicians

97

Total Dental

91

Total Nursing

599

Primary Care Physicians

49

Total Optometry

7

Licensed Practical Nurse

249

Total Chiropractors

10

Total Social Work

17

Registered Nurse

349

 

COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There are no Community Health Centers in this county.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOCAL HEALTH UNITS

 

PHN

Sanitarian

LPN

PHT

Clerk

Other

 

Local Health Units

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

Encounters

RUSSELLVILLE

5.0

2.0

1.0

2.0

9.5

3.0

11,908

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEDICAL FACILITIES

 

 

Name of Facility

Type of Facility

Number of Beds

AREA AGENCY ON AGING HOSPICE OF WEST CENTRAL AR

Hospice

0

AREA AGENCY ON AGING OF WEST CENTRAL ARK., INC.

Home Health Agency

0

POPE COUNTY HEALTH UNIT

Home Health Agency

0

RUSSELLVILLE SURGERY CENTER, L.L.C.

Outpatient Surgery Center

0

ST. MARY'S REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER HOME HEALTH

Home Health Agency

0

ST. MARY'S REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER INC

Outpatient Psychiatric Center

0

ST. MARY'S REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC.

General/Recuperation Center

155

 

 

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

 

Name of Service

Type of Service

Pope County Emergency Medical

Advanced

Russellville Fire Department-ALS

Advanced